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Lisa Nandy, the UK culture secretary, claims that #PalestineAction "wishes harm on the British people."
That is simply false. It is yet another retrospective justification by this government for its unjustifiable ban on the group.
August 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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✍️ Bradford Arts Centre to reopen

Bradford Arts Centre reopens in October with a new name, new home, and bold vision for creativity, inclusion, and community connection

@bdartscentre.bsky.social
Bradford Arts Centre to reopen
Bradford Arts Centre reopens in October with a new name, new home, and bold vision for creativity, inclusion, and community connection
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
August 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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How charity works, 1985 vs 2025

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
July 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

As Martin Luther King Jr said: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

#freePalestine
#stopthegenocide
What did you do during the genocide in Gaza? | Arwa Mahdawi
When future generations read about Gaza with horror and wonder how we allowed a livestreamed genocide to happen, what will you say?
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Nadine Shah to perform in Bradford in May! #bradford2025
We’re excited to announce that we’re bringing Mercury Prize-nominated Nadine Shah and her band to Bradford for a very special one-off show this May!

Tickets available now for our youth pass members, and Thursday at noon for general sale.
Nadine Shah | Bradford 2025
Mercury Prize-nominated Shah brings her mesmerising voice to Bradford.
bradford2025.co.uk
March 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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We’re excited to announce that we’re bringing Mercury Prize-nominated Nadine Shah and her band to Bradford for a very special one-off show this May!

Tickets available now for our youth pass members, and Thursday at noon for general sale.
Nadine Shah | Bradford 2025
Mercury Prize-nominated Shah brings her mesmerising voice to Bradford.
bradford2025.co.uk
February 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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As part of #Bradford2025, the Peace Museum will be involved in various collaborations and projects which will be announced later this year.

Check out what's on here ➡️ buff.ly/41pseKt @bradford2025.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Meanwhile, I completely missed the start of the new series of kitchen cabinet last Saturday. The first episode from Newark is on BBC sounds. The second at 10.30am on BBC R4 today comes from Bradford, the 2025 city of culture. We’re talking Indian sweets, spiced breakfasts and more.
March 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
So proud of Bradford, what a brilliant start to our year as UK Capital of Culture #RISE @bradford2025.co.uk ❤️
Top work @bradford2025.co.uk amazing first night for #Rise. A poetic, energetic, magical love letter for Bradford by Bradford. Glad #HeritageFund is part of your story
January 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Proud of our city and of our sister choir for refugees, asylum-seekers and their friends and allies - Bradford Friendship Choir. What a weekend! @bradford2025.co.uk
January 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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🌟 Bradford 2025: A City of Culture Awakes! 🌟Screen Yorkshire celebrates Bradford as the UK City of Culture 2025! 🎥✨ From its rich filmmaking heritage to its thriving creative community, 
here’s to a year of creativity, collaboration, and cultural celebration!  #CityOfCulture @Bradford2025
January 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Some people in recent days have alleged a ‘cover-up’ over the grooming & rape of hundreds of young girls in predominantly northern UK towns, leading to calls for a ‘national’ public inquiry into child sexual exploitation

FWIW here’s a non-exhaustive list of inquiries into #CSE in last 12 yrs…
January 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Israel will close its embassy in Dublin in light of 'the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government', Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said in a statement
Israel to close Irish embassy over 'anti-Israel policies'
Israel will close its embassy in Dublin in light of "the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government," Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said in a statement.
www.rte.ie
December 15, 2024 at 1:27 PM
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New study shows majority of people who voted to leave EU would now accept return to free movement in exchange for access to the single market & similar support for a reciprocal youth mobility scheme.
So when will the government catch up? @europeanmovement.co.uk
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Majority of Brexit voters ‘would accept free movement’ to access single market
Europe-wide polling finds UK and EU leaders now out of step with public opinion and pursue ‘ambitious reset’
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2024 at 11:15 AM
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Yesterday, Greater Manchester approved free travel passes for young people who have experienced care up until the age of 25.

Through devolution, important progressive steps continue to be made.
November 30, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Lovely visit to the Courtyard Dairy today, cheese heaven and look at those views 😍

www.thecourtyarddairy.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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⚠️⚠️ You will have seen the flooding in Pontypridd on the news- and three businesses in particular need your help. Storyville Books, Martha's Homestore and Zucco's were all flooded- if you're local pop in and buy something, or buy something online
(the big room here was flooded)
November 25, 2024 at 6:26 PM
This is outrageous

Foreign firms taking billions of litres from UK aquifers to make bottled water
Foreign firms taking billions of litres from UK aquifers to make bottled water
Coca-Cola extracts largest amount of freshwater of any drinks company in England, FoI request finds
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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Strong start to the 2024 Bradford Queer Film Festival with Amrou Al-Khadhi's Layla 🌈🦄 Packed programme for the rest of the weekend:
bradfordqueerfilmfestival.uk/festival24
November 22, 2024 at 1:39 PM
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Leeds has a fully funded scholarship program for undergraduate and Masters study for Gaza students.

**Tell Everyone**

www.leeds.ac.uk/masters-scho...
Gazan Humanitarian Scholarship
We offer scholarships for citizens of Gaza who have been displaced as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region and are living in a different country (outside of the UK).
www.leeds.ac.uk
November 21, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Crisp and sunny walk in the woods #yorkshire
November 21, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Dr Lucy Foulkes on adolescent passionate love, lovely article and took me right back…
"It is as though we give ourselves permission to acknowledge the power of adolescent love in stories, but cannot acknowledge it publicly about ourselves."

My article about teenage love now online

www.theguardian.com/science/2024...
The big idea: why we should take teenage love more seriously
Adolescent passions shape our future selves, and can be every bit as powerful – and perilous – as adult relationships
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:15 PM